azure.azcollection.azure_rm_managementgroup module – Manage Azure ManagementGroup instance

Note

This module is part of the azure.azcollection collection (version 2.7.0).

You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible package. It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install azure.azcollection. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: azure.azcollection.azure_rm_managementgroup.

New in azure.azcollection 0.1.1

Synopsis

• Create, update and delete instance of Azure ManagementGroup.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

• python >= 2.7

• The host that executes this module must have the azure.azcollection collection installed via galaxy

• All python packages listed in collection’s requirements.txt must be installed via pip on the host that executes modules from azure.azcollection

• Full installation instructions may be found https://galaxy.ansible.com/azure/azcollection

Parameters

Parameter	Comments
ad_user string	Active Directory username. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
adfs_authority_url string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Azure AD authority url. Use when authenticating with Username/password, and has your own ADFS authority.
api_profile string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Selects an API profile to use when communicating with Azure services. Default value of latest is appropriate for public clouds; future values will allow use with Azure Stack. Default: "latest"
append_tags boolean	Use to control if tags field is canonical or just appends to existing tags. When canonical, any tags not found in the tags parameter will be removed from the object’s metadata. Choices: false true ← (default)
auth_source string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Controls the source of the credentials to use for authentication. Can also be set via the ANSIBLE_AZURE_AUTH_SOURCE environment variable. When set to auto (the default) the precedence is module parameters -> env -> credential_file -> cli. When set to env, the credentials will be read from the environment variables When set to credential_file, it will read the profile from ~/.azure/credentials. When set to cli, the credentials will be sources from the Azure CLI profile. subscription_id or the environment variable AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID can be used to identify the subscription ID if more than one is present otherwise the default az cli subscription is used. When set to msi, the host machine must be an azure resource with an enabled MSI extension. subscription_id or the environment variable AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID can be used to identify the subscription ID if the resource is granted access to more than one subscription, otherwise the first subscription is chosen. The msi was added in Ansible 2.6. Choices: "auto" ← (default) "cli" "credential_file" "env" "msi"
cert_validation_mode string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	Controls the certificate validation behavior for Azure endpoints. By default, all modules will validate the server certificate, but when an HTTPS proxy is in use, or against Azure Stack, it may be necessary to disable this behavior by passing ignore. Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CERT_VALIDATION environment variable. Choices: "ignore" "validate"
client_id string	Azure client ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal or Managed Identity (msi). Can also be set via the AZURE_CLIENT_ID environment variable.
cloud_environment string added in azure.azcollection 0.0.1	For cloud environments other than the US public cloud, the environment name (as defined by Azure Python SDK, eg, AzureChinaCloud, AzureUSGovernment), or a metadata discovery endpoint URL (required for Azure Stack). Can also be set via credential file profile or the AZURE_CLOUD_ENVIRONMENT environment variable. Default: "AzureCloud"
disable_instance_discovery boolean added in azure.azcollection 2.3.0	Determines whether or not instance discovery is performed when attempting to authenticate. Setting this to true will completely disable both instance discovery and authority validation. This functionality is intended for use in scenarios where the metadata endpoint cannot be reached such as in private clouds or Azure Stack. The process of instance discovery entails retrieving authority metadata from https://login.microsoft.com/ to validate the authority. By setting this to **True**, the validation of the authority is disabled. As a result, it is crucial to ensure that the configured authority host is valid and trustworthy. Set via credential file profile or the AZURE_DISABLE_INSTANCE_DISCOVERY environment variable. Choices: false ← (default) true
group_id string / required	Management Group ID.
id string	The fully qualified ID for the management group. For example /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.
log_mode string	Parent argument.
log_path string	Parent argument.
name string	The name of the management group. For example 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.
password string	Active Directory user password. Use when authenticating with an Active Directory user rather than service principal.
profile string	Security profile found in ~/.azure/credentials file.
properties dictionary	The properties of the management group.
display_name string	The friendly name of the management group.
parent_id string	The parent of the management group.
tenant_id string	The AAD Tenant ID associated with the management group. For example 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000.
secret string	Azure client secret. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
state string	Assert the state of the ManagementGroup. Use present to create or update an ManagementGroup and absent to delete it. Choices: "absent" "present" ← (default)
subscription_id string	Your Azure subscription Id.
tags dictionary	Dictionary of string:string pairs to assign as metadata to the object. Metadata tags on the object will be updated with any provided values. To remove tags set append_tags option to false. Currently, Azure DNS zones and Traffic Manager services also don’t allow the use of spaces in the tag. Azure Front Door doesn’t support the use of Azure Automation and Azure CDN only support 15 tags on resources.
tenant string	Azure tenant ID. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.
thumbprint string added in azure.azcollection 1.14.0	The thumbprint of the private key specified in x509_certificate_path. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal. Required if x509_certificate_path is defined.
type string	The type of the resource. For example /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups.
x509_certificate_path path added in azure.azcollection 1.14.0	Path to the X509 certificate used to create the service principal in PEM format. The certificate must be appended to the private key. Use when authenticating with a Service Principal.

Notes

Note

• For authentication with Azure you can pass parameters, set environment variables, use a profile stored in ~/.azure/credentials, or log in before you run your tasks or playbook with az login.

• Authentication is also possible using a service principal or Active Directory user.

• To authenticate via service principal, pass subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or set environment variables AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID, AZURE_CLIENT_ID, AZURE_SECRET and AZURE_TENANT.

• To authenticate via Active Directory user, pass ad_user and password, or set AZURE_AD_USER and AZURE_PASSWORD in the environment.

• Alternatively, credentials can be stored in ~/.azure/credentials. This is an ini file containing a [default] section and the following keys: subscription_id, client_id, secret and tenant or subscription_id, ad_user and password. It is also possible to add additional profiles. Specify the profile by passing profile or setting AZURE_PROFILE in the environment.

See Also

See also

Sign in with Azure CLI

How to authenticate using the az login command.

Examples

- name: Create new management group
  azure_rm_managementgroup:
    group_id: test
    type: /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/
    name: test

- name: create management group
  azure_rm_managementgroup:
    group_id: ChildGroup
    type: /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/
    name: ChildGroup
    properties:
      tenant_id: 20000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000
      display_name: ChildGroup
      parent_id: /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/RootGroup

- name: delete management group
  azure_rm_managementgroup:
    group_id: ChildGroup
    state: absent

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Description
id string	The fully qualified ID for the management group. For example /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. Returned: always
name string	The name of the management group. For example 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. Returned: always
properties complex	The properties of the management group. Returned: always
details complex	The details of the management group. Returned: always
children complex	The list of children. Returned: always
display_name string	The friendly name of the child resource. Returned: always
id string	The fully qualified ID for the child resource (management group or subscription). For example /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. Returned: always
name string	The name of the child entity. Returned: always
type string	The fully qualified resource type which includes provider namespace. For example /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups. Returned: always
parent complex	The parent of the management group. Returned: always
display_name string	The friendly name of the parent management group. Returned: always
id string	The fully qualified ID for the parent management group. For example /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups/0000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. Returned: always
name string	The name of the parent management group Returned: always
updated_by string	The identity of the principal or process that updated the object. Returned: always
updated_time string	The date and time when this object was last updated. Returned: always
version string	The version number of the object. Returned: always
display_name string	The friendly name of the management group. Returned: always
roles string	The role definitions associated with the management group. Returned: always
tenant_id string	The AAD Tenant ID associated with the management group. For example 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000. Returned: always
type string	The type of the resource. For example /providers/Microsoft.Management/managementGroups. Returned: always

Authors

• Zim Kalinowski (@zikalino)

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